In general, are NFL players more athletic than NBA players?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by cdcox

This isn't even really a question for anyone who watched "The Superstars" series in the 1970's. Football players owned that competition. Basketball players were not really competitive although they generally did better than the race car drivers and golfers.

The Jordan era brought a whole different type of athlete to the game, pal.

All of the best brothers from the hood starting playing basketball, not football.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Hootie

The Jordan era brought a whole different type of athlete to the game, pal.

All of the best brothers from the hood starting playing basketball, not football.

I guess all those black players in the NFL don't count.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Hootie

The Jordan era brought a whole different type of athlete to the game, pal.

All of the best brothers from the hood starting playing basketball, not football.

NFL players have changed a bit too since the '70s, in case you haven't noticed.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by cdcox

NFL players have changed a bit too since the '70s, in case you haven't noticed.

So, LeBron James...who has AT LEAST 4.5 speed (and if he doesn't he's JUST AS quick as a guy like Wes Welker so it's a moot point) who can touch the top of the backboard and weighs like 260+ lbs...and is 6'9"...you're telling me there would be some sort of answer for this guy in the NFL?

And please don't tell me he can't take hits...the NBA is a physical game...it's not football...but LeBron gets to the hoop at will no matter who's in the lane and I don't think the NFL has a lot of 7'1" 400 lb. freaks of nature like Shaquille O'Neal, either...who would have made a DAMN good TE...or LT...or DT...

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Hootie

So, LeBron James...who has AT LEAST 4.5 speed (and if he doesn't he's JUST AS quick as a guy like Wes Welker so it's a moot point) who can touch the top of the backboard and weighs like 260+ lbs...and is 6'9"...you're telling me there would be some sort of answer for this guy in the NFL?

And please don't tell me he can't take hits...the NBA is a physical game...it's not football...but LeBron gets to the hoop at will no matter who's in the lane and I don't think the NFL has a lot of 7'1" 400 lb. freaks of nature like Shaquille O'Neal, either...who would have made a DAMN good TE...or LT...or DT...

Drop James. Go to the 50th best athlete in the NBA. Now match him against an average NFL WR or CB on speed and strength. Who you going to take?

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by cdcox

Drop James. Go to the 50th best athlete in the NBA. Now match him against an average NFL WR or CB on speed and strength. Who you going to take?

I mean, if you want me to I'll go through the rosters of every NBA team and list the guys I think would be dominant NFL receivers...it's just not the star players...there are young, super athletic dudes on every NBA bench that don't have the basketball skills to contribute...so they just sit on the bench, collect their huge salaries, and don't get hurt...

I mean, perfect example, that dude that lit up the McDonald's All-American game a few years ago that busted in Boston...Gerald Green.

There is NO way that dude wouldn't be a primetime NFL receiver...the dude can literally touch the top of the backboard...and he's no dumber/smarter than DeSean Jackson...he's just almost a foot taller with a higher vertical...

These NBA dudes are super quick...there are several receivers in the NFL that don't run 4.4 speed and are effective...but they aren't 6 foot friggin' 8...

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Hootie

These NBA dudes are super quick...there are several receivers in the NFL that don't run 4.4 speed and are effective...but they aren't 6 foot friggin' 8...

And that 6-8 height is probably the biggest reason that today's NFL players could not have developed into NBA players had they chosen that route early in their athletic careers. And why TG, JP, and AG are better football players than they are BB players. Different body types.

The track record of really tall guys in the NFL isn't very good.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by cdcox

And that 6-8 height is probably the biggest reason that today's NFL players could not have developed into NBA players had they chosen that route early in their athletic careers. And why TG, JP, and AG are better football players than they are BB players. Different body types.

The track record of really tall guys in the NFL isn't very good.

That's because if you're 6'8" and have the athleticism of Terrell Owens...you're playing basketball...

Even if you can't make it in the pros you can still go overseas and make more, tax free, than you'd make in the NFL without the life-altering hits and physical demand.